Building Safety Act 2022

71Meaning of “occupied” higher-risk building etcE+W

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(1)The following provisions apply for the purposes of this Part.

(2)A higher-risk building is “occupied” if there are residents of more than one residential unit in the building.

(3)A reference to a resident of a higher-risk building is to a resident of a residential unit in such a building.

(4)The Secretary of State may by regulations—

(a)amend the definition of a higher-risk building being “occupied”;

(b)amend the definition of a “resident” of a higher-risk building;

(c)define, for the purposes of this Part, the meaning of being a “resident” of a residential unit.

(5)See—

(a)section 65 for the meaning of “higher-risk building”;

(b)section 115 for the meaning of “residential unit”.

Commencement Information

I1S. 71 in force at Royal Assent for specified purposes, see s. 170(2)(a)